relax woodburner

[woodwoodjohn]

thinking of putting the relax sawdust woodburner in my workshop ready for next winter has anybody got one installed or used one in the past how do they peform opinions please :?:

 

[JonnyD]

I've had one for quite a few years the first one I had was a r6 I think and it buckled quite badly after a couple of winters as the steel of the drum is quite thin. It was replaced by a new drum made from 5mm steel and it has been fine for the last 4 or 5 years.

Cheers

Jon

 

[PAC1]

I have had one for 10 years it has served me well. We even cooked a meal on it when we had a major power cut one new year

 

[sawdust1]

Have used one for 20 years now, the barrel has been replaced as the old one buckled its easy to get them to glow orange. Be careful when loading them up with too many shavings as they tend to go boom lift the lid and fill the workshop with smoke. I nearly burn't the workshop down by stacking a pile of shavings near to mine, had to go back to the house after lighting it. 1 hour later my blade sharpening chap called in and asked why smoke was coming from the workshop, the pile of shaving had tipped over onto the burner and had combusted. I had to crawl under the smoke and extinguish the fire. 10 minutes and the whole lot would have gone up, only damage was a burnt wall and a cracked window. i tend to burn offcuts and logs these days.